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Georgia Highlands College

Rome, Georgia Public 4-year Small suburb

Overview

Georgia Highlands College is a public four-year institution in Rome, Georgia. The campus sits in a small suburban area. It enrolled 5,382 students in fall 2024. It is part of University System of Georgia.

Georgia Highlands College offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management. It awarded 774 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,382
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
774
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
11
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 11

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 5
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
214
Associate degrees
560

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,382
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,382
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,963
Full-time, 2024-25
33%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
66%
Men
34%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
17%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
49%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University System of Georgia
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Mike Hobbs
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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